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Government to provide more funds for prosecuting bank crime

  • Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

The government has announced an extra $51.5 million to boost resources for the prosecution of criminal misconduct by banks and other financial institutions and the processing of civil claims.

Of this, $41.6 million will go to the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) over eight years, and $9.9 million to the Federal Court over four...

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